3. Silicone Drinking Cups

Plastic cups don’t sit well with our environment. They don’t sit well with long travels either because they get crushed by other camping gear. Yet, these break-proof cups are perfect for your camping trip as they are easy to use, wash, and transport.

4. Soap Pouch

Make this out of a washcloth and a bar of soap for convenient campsite scrubbing. Who said you need to be filthy all throughout the camping trip?

5. Cowboy Bed Roll

The basic idea of a cowboy roll is a sleeping pad and a sleeping bag all rolled up in a big piece of canvas. This makes sleeping on the ground, under the stars comfortable, warm, and weather resistant.

The canvas is a waxed canvas that is not waterproof. If dew falls at night, you will not get soaked. So, the canvas should be a little more than twice as wide as your sleeping pad and a little more than twice as long.

6. Outdoor Toiletry Kit

Too often, situations occur when a properly-packed outdoor toiletry kit is truly needed. These times mostly happen when we’re outdoors, far away from the comfort of home. It can also happen during desperate scenarios commonly labeled as emergencies.

In short, everybody knows the uncomfortable and vulnerable feeling of having to use an unfamiliar latrine or simply having to go outside. There is a way to beat such a terrible dilemma, though.

That is by keeping properly prepared outdoor toiletry kits in the car. It is also handy to have a toilet kit even at home and on your go bags in case such an emergency arises.

7. Tin Can Grill

Make your own grill out of a tin can so you don’t need to bring a large grill to make your favorite campfire food. Learn how to make this awesome tin can griller and cook camping food on a budget.

16. Make Matches Waterproof

Whether you are getting ready for a weekend camping trip, a natural disaster, or the end of the world, you are going to need something to start a fire with. Waterproof matches are possibly the most important item you should have in your backpack or bug out bag.

17. DIY Outdoor Camp Shower

Just because you’re out in the wild doesn’t mean you’ll have wild hygiene, too. In fact, now more than ever, you have to be concerned about cleanliness and staying fresh as much as possible.

18. Don’t Forget Your Knots

As any Boy Scout knows, knots aren’t a one-type-fits-all deal. Learn a few and it’ll make your camping (and your life) easier. From fishing to first aid, these knots can go a long way to make or break any camping experience.

Your choice of shelter is up for debate, be it a big tent, a small tent, hammock, or tarp, but don’t you dare skimp on an A-list sleeping bag and sleeping pad. They are the two most important deciders of your comfort when in the wilderness.

22. Practice Fire Safety with the Kids

Fire pits get hot to touch almost instantly. Use rocks to surround the fire pit. It makes the pit look great (style points!) and creates a bit of distance between kids and the flame.

Explain the process of fire building to your kids so they understand what you’re doing and how it all works. Giving them an activity like collecting tinder can make them feel included.

Establish a “one poker” rule. Kids will want to poke the fire, but it can be avoided when the poker is in the hands of an adult. Consider what your children are wearing. Some synthetic garments can be dangerous when exposed to an open flame.

It’s important to teach kids about campfire safety and to lead by example, too.

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I take a reflective cord for my bear bag. It lights up when your headlamp hits it and makes it easy to find at night or for an early morning departure. Tie your aluminum cup up with your bear bag near the clip so if something tries to get at it, you will hear it.

Surprise your family with pizza on your camping trip using pre-made pizza crust from a tube makes it a snap to prepare. Remember, any type of pizza you can make at home, you can make in a Dutch Oven!

So before heading to the campsite, scout for the best campfire recipes you can make outdoors.

25. Duct Tape Around Your Lighter

Duct tape can be a lifesaver, but carrying an entire roll takes up valuable space inside a backpack — and you probably won’t need much tape. Wrap a couple feet around a Bic lighter, so you always have a short supply inside your pocket.

26. Prepare Food at Home

Because I’ve grown somewhat tired of freeze-dried fare, these days, I often cook something I like at home. Something in the one-pot category and freeze it in plastic, let it thaw in my pack, and warm it up over the old MSR XGK set on low heat.

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With these badass camping hacks, you’ll be able to cut down on costs and maximize whatever gear, equipment, or food for the entire camping trip. Yet, all these are just the tip of the iceberg because you can come up with your own badass camping hacks. All have you have to do is let your creative juice flow!

Do you have some badass camping hacks in mind? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Good. You probably know nothing about survival and don’t care to learn. When tshf please stay away from me and my camp. You will die very quickly due to your own ignorance. Lazy people are one one of the reasons we must be prepared to survive in the wild.

I agree with used_to_be_a_liberal. That stuff is for the camper that drives up to their site. I’m a colonial era reenactor. I go to war with less than one-tenth of that stuff in a trek. Learn how to use flint & steel to start a fire and you never worry about matches.

I would avoid the cowboy bedroll, it is not a real one, a real one folds in the middle and snaps together. Measurements of the canvas should be seven feet wide and seventeen ft long. Should be at least 15 oz. canvas and mold residence. When mine was put together with pad, sleeping bad and wool blanket it weighted forty pounds so you do not take it back packing. But it works great on real cold nights and I have slept in mine many a night very comfortable when those around me were freezing.

Donald, buffalo hide for a covering. I use that at winter camp. Expensive, but can’t be beat and I’ll only buy one. Thanks for the dimensions for the oilcloth. I also use one of them bedrolls I made, with a single heavy wool Hudson’s Bay blanket and a trump line for trekking. I have about 40 feet of hemp rope wrapped around the bedroll for whatever. However, I have to admit, I’m getting a little too old to do that much anymore. Be safe.

Some good ideas, would also include a home made bike wheel trolley, which can be loaded with swags or tents, and many other useful items, don’t forget the path kits for tyres lol
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